Right now I'm working and can hear the TV in the living room. In an ideal world, my wife and I would have plenty of room to spread out and fall completely into our own little worlds for as long as we needed to create. But that's not happening … [Continue reading]
Merlin Mann Talks About Creativity
Erik Lundy is a very funny guy and one of the people in my closest circle of creative friends with whom I chat about anything and everything. I've never met Erik in real life, even though he lives in the same town in Missouri where my father … [Continue reading]
The Influence of Movies
When I was a kid, my father took me to movies I shouldn't have been seeing when I was 5 or 6. When The Enforcer came out, the theater ran the original Dirty Harry along with it. More than remembering the movie, I remember the theater -- how it … [Continue reading]
Agents’ Week Off (From Us)
I hear people complain about all the e-mail they receive throughout the day. Most of it is spam, or mailing lists they've signed up for, but never unsubscribed from. Many of the people I hear complaining about their full inboxes are writers -- … [Continue reading]
The Juggling Writer Podcast – What Would You Like To Hear?
I've been having a blast doing the Hell Comes With Wood Paneled Doors podcast. I've mentioned before that I want to do a Juggling Writer Podcast. I'm still thinking about it... Some Ideas I don't want the podcast to be the exact same content … [Continue reading]
Monday Motivation: Teetering on the Edge
In Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano, a character named Ed Finnerty expresses reservations about seeing a psychiatrist, saying: "He'd pull me back into the center, and I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you … [Continue reading]
How to Write Like a Small Business
Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday. While people lined up [in some cases, last night] for Black Friday deals at large chain retailers, there's a movement planning to shop locally tomorrow. It's not about getting the best deals on mass produced … [Continue reading]
When Getting Published Was Hard
With the rise of self publishing, I've heard many people over the years say, "When it was harder to get published, it weeded people out." True, writers have more options than ever to get their work out there, but I still wouldn't say it's … [Continue reading]
Monday Motivation: Do Your Own Thing
I have a couple empty Moleskine notebooks tucked away in my desk drawer. Within reach, though, I have an almost full Mead notebook. (And several small Mead notebooks scattered about--even in my car.) * * * I have a good friend … [Continue reading]
How to Back Up Your Writing
I turned on my computer last weekend and nothing happened. I had a moment of panic: "My writing!!!" Fortunately, I back my writing up. The worst part of last weekend was reinstalling Windows 7 and reinstalling all my programs. It would have … [Continue reading]
Building A Solid Writing Foundation
I've picked up books that floored me with the writing. I appreciated the way the authors put words together -- going as far as wondering what it must be like to have a mind that can write such beautiful prose. Many times, though, about 40-50 … [Continue reading]
5 Ways To Get Out of a Creative Funk
On Monday, I wrote about a couple artists discussing their self doubts. Sometimes that self doubt can turn into something really bad: a full blown funk -- even depression. I think almost everybody who sets out to do something creative … [Continue reading]
Monday Motivation: What To Do When You Hit a Wall
There's nothing worse than hitting a wall when things have been going well with your writing. One day the words flow, and then BOOM! your nose is flat, you're on your butt, and you're looking up at a challenge that seems impossible. Maybe you … [Continue reading]
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